Vat dyestuffs of the azole series and process of making them



Patented May 16, 1933 II; FFWE FILL? KAOER, OF MANNHEIM, FRITZ BAUMANIN, OF LEVERKUSEN, AND ARTUR KRATJ'SE, OF LUDVJ'IGSfiAFEN-ON -TIIE R1INE, GEEIYEANY, ANILINE WORKS, INC., OF NEW YORK,

SSIGNORS TO GENERAL N. Y., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE VAT DYESTUFFS OF THE AZOLE SERIES AND PROCESS OF MAKING THEM No Drawing. Application filed. July 28, 1930, Serial No. 471,410, and in Germany August 3, 1929.

The present invention relates to new vat dyestuffs derived from 1.9-thiaZole-anthronef2-carboyylic acid or its derivatives and process of producing same.

We have found that new vat dyestuffs which are azoles corresponding to the general formula:

in which X stands for S-, -O-, or NT-l and Y and Z for two vicinal carbon atoms of an aromatic radicle, are obtained by condensing 1.9-thiazole-anthrone-Q-car boxylic acid or its derivatives with orthoaminophenols, ortho-aminoinercaptans or ortho-diamines. The corresponding w-dihalogcn-methyl compounds or aldehydes may be employed instead of the 1.9-thiazoleanthrone-.Z-carboxylic acids. The 1.9-thiazoleanthrone-Q-carboxylic acid may be obtained by the action of sodium sulphide and ammonia on 1-chloranthraquinone-2-carboxylic acid. The corresponding w-dihalogenmethyl compounds may be prepared by acting on 2methyl-1.9-thiazole anthrone with halogen, for example by acting on the said thiazole-anthrone with bromine in trichlorobenzene at 160 C.

If desired, other substituents may be introduced into the new vat dyestuffs thus obtained. Thus, the products may be halogenated or nitrated according to known methi ods. The nitro derivatives thus prepared may be reduced to the corresponding amino compounds in which. the hydrogen atoms of the amino group or groups may be wholly or partly replaced by organic radicles by acylation or condensation with negatively substituted organic compounds.

The following examples will further illustrate the nature of this invention, but the myention is not restricted to these examples. The parts are by weight.

Emample 1 30 parts of 1.9-thiazole-anthrone2car boxylic acid chloride are heated to boiling with 24 parts of Q-amino-3-hydroxyanthraquinone and 500 parts of nitrobenzene. In this manner a yellow condensation product separates very soon, even while hot, and this is filtered off by suction, washed with nitrobenzene and ethyl alcohol and dried. The dry product is dissolved at from 90 to 100 C. in 10 parts of sulphuric acid of 66 Baum strength, and after allowing the yellow solution to stand for a short time at the same temperature it is stirred into water, the dye stuff which separates out beingfiltered off and washed until neutral. Clear lemon yellow dyeings of great fas'tness are obtained on cotton with this dyestuff from a violet hydrosulphite vat.

Ewample Z parts of benzidine-di-ortho-thiosulphoxide which is converted intothe di-ortho-Inercaptobenzidine under the working conditions,

instead of the 25.5 parts of l-rnercapto-Q- aminoanthraquinone.

Example 30 parts of 1.9thiazole-anthrone-2-carboXylic acid chloride are heated to boiling with 11 parts of orthophenylene-diainine and 500 parts of nitrobenzene until the formation of the dyestull' is completed. The product which separates even while hot is filtered off by suction, washed with nitrobenzene and ethyl alcohol and may then be employed as a vat dycstull without further treatment. It dissolves in concentrated sulphuric acid giving a yellow solution and gives yellow dyeings on cotton from a red violet hydrosulphite vat.

Similar vat dyestuffs are obtained by eniploying the corresponding amounts of 1.2- or 2.3-diaminoanthraquinone instead of ortho-phenylenediamine.

What we claim is 2- 1, Vat dyestuffs which are azoles corresponding to the general formula:

in which X stands for -O or NH and Y and Z for two vlclnal carbon atoms of a benzene or anthraquinone radicle, and

in which the anthraquinone fully shown in the above formula and the benzene or anthraquinone radicle containing the carbon atoms Y and Z may be substituted by a substituent selected from the group consisting of halogen the nitro group and the amino group.

2. Vat dyestuff corresponding to the 01 mula:

dissolving in concentrated sulphuric acid giving a yellow solution and dyeing cotton lemon yellow shades from a violet vat.-

3. Vat dyestul'l corresponding to the formula:

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dissolving in concentrated sulphuric acid giving a yellow solution and dyeing cotton yellow shades from a red violet vat.

4. A process of producing vat dyestufiis, which comprises condensing a 1.9-thiaz0leanthrone substituted in the 2-position by a radiole selected from the group consisting of the carboxylic acid radicle and its halides, the dihalogen methyl and the aldehyde radicle, with an aromatic amine selected from the benzene or anthraquinone series, which is substituted in ortho-position to the amino group by one of the radicles OH and NH 5. A process of producing vat dyestull's, which comprises condensing 1.9-thiazoleanthrone-2-earboxylic acid chloride with an aromatic amine selected from the benzene or anthraquinone series, which is substituted in ortho-position to the amino group by one of the radicles OH and NH In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

FILIP KACER. I FRITZ BAUMANN. ARTUR KRAUSE. 

